Texas Bicycling News Digest March 7th 2018

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Texas is like the gift that keeps on given. The Elevate KHS pro cycling team was doing what they do best at the Lago Vista Primavera two day race. On day one Scott Law sprinted to victor to start the weekend race off. …

Local notes: March 8

Terry St. John | www.chron.com

CYCLING
Ride for Tobin at 7 p.m. FRIDAY begins in Tranquility Park, 400 Rusk St. Liquor and Wood Bike Crew is host. Visit HTX Bike Social on Facebook.

11th Annual B-geO Magnolia Miles, a BP MS-150 recommended ride, offers three routes (28, 50 and 70 miles) in the hills of Montgomery and Waller counties Saturday. The fully supported ride with emphasis on safety and security provides police escort, ride and corner marshals and six rest stops with snacks and refreshments. Start is at Magnolia West High School. Contact lindakienzle@att.net or 281-831-0835.

Road Cycling (and the MS 150) gathering from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Spring Street Beer & Wine Garden, 1920 Houston Ave., offers pointers on training, hydration, nutrition and much more. Participants can meet at 5:30 p.m. for a ride on the bayou trails before the meeting. Contact 713-524-3567 and info@bayoucityoutdoors.com.

Houston Bicycle Museum has opened the Museum Mural Contest to give an artist the opportunity to display their artwork on the side of the museum at 1313 Binz St. Designs must incorporate a bicycling concept and be the artist’s own artwork. Deadline to enter is March 31. Visit houstonbicyclemuseum.org for submission details and requirements.

Bike Share Bikes Appearing Where They Aren’t Legal

By Jason Allen | dfw.cbslocal.com

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Down a sidewalk, against traffic, a rider on a bike from bike share company ofo, pedaled his way through downtown Fort Worth Monday.

On the other side of the Trinity River, in the parking lot of an empty commercial building, another of the bright yellow bikes was neatly arranged next to three green ones from LimeBike. …

Stolen: Black Specialized Allez, Sram Red components, Zipp bars/seat tube, Mavic wheels.

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2018 Hill Country Eagle Enduro – “Lookout” – Stage 9

by TC | www.turnincranks.com

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Wind Chill, Late Start Bike Ride

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I waited until 1:07 pm to start the bike ride hoping the temperature would go higher but all it mustered was 64 degrees. The clear blue sky was inviting but the chilly wind not so much. The route with the later start was ” Atascocita – Walden” for a total of 24.84 miles. March moved to a total of 227.1 miles against my 585 mile goal leaving 358 miles to go.

The weather: start 64 (31% humidity), finish 67 (31% humidity), few clouds, wind 6 mph gusts 16 mph. To offset the wind chill I wore shorts, leg warmers, thermal long sleeve jersey, short sleeve jersey, and full finger gloves. Biking with the wind I didn’t notice the wind chill so much but when it turned into a headwind I was glad I bundled up. I am a cold weather wimp.

Around 2.3 miles I stopped in Hunters Ridge Village in Kingwood and took these photos.

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The azaleas are almost at peak bloom now and many homes have them. The predominate color is this one.

As I write this I received a notice from USPS that the out front mount was delivered to our mailbox. I will install it shortly and remove the ugly temporary contraption on the handlebars. The replacement Elemnt mounting disc should arrive tomorrow to complete the setup. The PowerPod can now be attached.

Returning to Kingwood I passed four Mormon young men missionaries riding their mountain bikes at Town Center Park. We waved at each other as we passed. From there it was not too far to finish the bike ride at 2:59 pm.

No bike ride on Thursday snapping my 10 day biking streak. The weather will be slightly cooler before warming up some on Friday.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Bike Ride Summary

Link to Strava bike ride summary

 

Texas Bicycling News Digest March 6th 2018

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2018 Hill Country Eagle Enduro – “Armadillo Slide” – Stage 8

by TC | www.turnincranks.com


I was really starting to get into the groove by stage 8. I had a lot of fun on this run and it went from being one of …

Captain’s Blog – 3/06/18 – March updates

by danitza | cycling.powweb.com

“I’ve really had it with my dog: he’ll chase anyone on a bicycle. So what are you going to do – leave him at the dog’s home? Give him away? Sell him? No, nothing that drastic. I think I’ll just confiscate his bike.” On a more serious note, we have the following updates for you:

Trail Rides
Board Member Michael Benedetto continues to lead rides on the Valero Trailhead during lunch. Next lunch ride is scheduled on March 7 at 11:30 a.m. Beginner and returning cyclist are welcomed. Once the time …

Driver in deadly Georgetown hit-and-run to spend 2 years in prison

By Calily Bien } kxan.com

GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — “I’m sorry for what took place.” Those were the words uttered in court Tuesday by Aaron Davison, the 21-year-old who will now spend the next two years of his life in prison for running into a bicyclist in Georgetown and then leaving him to die on …

North Texas

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Alabama Street reopens, Mighty Mujeres prepare to race

By: Elizabeth O’Hara | www.elpasoproud.com


El Paso, TEXAS (KTSM) – For weeks, the question kept popping up. “When will the construction work on Alabama Street be finished?” Good news, Mujeres! El Paso Water Utilities has completed its months-long project and Alabama Street in Central El Paso is open for cyclists! …

be the best you can be….. at crashing

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when you unexpectedly roll up on the biggest drop at the entire place during enduro practice thinking its an innocent little blind rollable feature that has no warning whatsoever to indicate a drop and go OTB off the very top. lol …

Texas Bicycling from Twitter

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Enjoyed the Clean Bike in The Sun

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Big difference weather wise from yesterday on today’s bike ride. The front moved through during the night pushing all of the overcast sky to the south and leaving it cooler and drier. When I started the ride (11:59 am) I could see the back side of the clouds in the distance to the south over the Gulf of Mexico.

My goal for today’s bike ride was to at least go 33 miles to move March to 200 miles. Actually I biked 34.86 miles and March stands at 202.2 miles towards my 585 mile goal. I have biked 9 days in a row. I chose the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route riding north. This reminded me that when I bike facing away from the sun into a chilly wind the cold is accentuated and I need to dress appropriately. I think I did: shorts, long sleeve thermal jersey with a short sleeve jersey over that. The reason for the chill weather: start 71 (25% humidity), finish 74 (21% humidity), clear, wind N 12 mph gusts 17 mph. I was comfortable but in the early miles I thought maybe a jacket would have been a better choice than the short sleeve jersey.

Early in the bike ride I stopped in Sherwood Trails Village in Kingwood and took these two photos.

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With all of the sun I really noticed the clean bike from yesterday. Maybe that is what inspired me to ride fast enough to get my maximum average speed up to 15.5 mph while I riding south from SH 242 on the I-69/US59 frontage road. Pedaling was easy and at times I was moving 20+ mph. The 17 mph gusts didn’t hurt either. I was also warmer since I faced the sun now.

As I biked back into Kingwood average speed dropped with me going slower ending up at 15.1 mph. I finished at 2:24 pm.

Wednesday weather will be cooler according to the forecast with a high around 66 degrees with lots of sunshine. I plan on biking but will dress warmer than today.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Bike Ride Summary

Link to Strava bike ride summary

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